基督教和佛教
一個書生眼裡的基督和佛
基督徒說，我主
佛教徒說，我佛
基督徒說，我罪
佛教徒說，我迷
基督徒說，我悔
佛教徒說，我戒
基督徒說，我生
佛教徒說，我滅
基督徒說，我救
佛教徒說，我度
佛教徒說，我佛經千千萬萬
基督徒說，我聖經只有一本
佛教徒說，我暮鼓晨鐘
基督徒說，我夙興夜寐
佛教徒說，我信六道輪迴
基督徒說，我信死而復生
佛教徒說，我知因果報應
基督徒說，我知因信稱義
佛教徒說，三寶 佛法僧
基督徒說，三德 信望愛
佛教徒說，殺生不祥
基督徒說，主權在神
佛教徒說，同體大悲
基督徒說，愛人如己
佛教徒說，我經聲佛號，悠揚
基督徒說，我密室禱告，虔誠
佛教徒說，我佛智大言高教人為善，四大皆空
基督徒說，我主貌陋言卑讓人歸本，神攝萬有
佛教徒說，修佛要擺脫輪迴
基督徒說，信主要獲得永生
讚曰
和版首推水煮文
佛基兩道發熱心
千年因果從頭數
萬世敬虔辨偽真
貪嗔癡念拋腦後
信望愛德日日新
誰道人心堅似鐵
風霜雨雪總是恩
Christianity and Buddhism Christ and Buddha Through the Eyes of a Scholar
The Christian says, “My Lord.” The Buddhist says, “My Buddha.”
The Christian says, “My sin.” The Buddhist says, “My delusion.”
The Christian says, “I repent.” The Buddhist says, “I observe the precepts.”
The Christian says, “I live.” The Buddhist says, “I seek extinction.”
The Christian says, “I am saved.” The Buddhist says, “I seek liberation.”
The Buddhist says, “I have countless Buddhist scriptures.” The Christian says, “I have one Holy Bible.”
The Buddhist says, “My mornings and evenings are marked by temple bells and chanting.” The Christian says, “I rise early and labor diligently.”
The Buddhist says, “I believe in the six realms of rebirth.” The Christian says, “I believe in the resurrection of the dead.”
The Buddhist says, “I know the law of karma.” The Christian says, “I know justification by faith.”
The Buddhist says, “The Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.” The Christian says, “The three abiding virtues: faith, hope, and love.”
The Buddhist says, “Taking life brings misfortune.” The Christian says, “Life belongs to the sovereignty of God.”
The Buddhist says, “Great compassion for all beings.” The Christian says, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
The Buddhist says, “The chanting of sutras and the recitation of the Buddha’s name rise in tranquil harmony.” The Christian says, “I pray in the secret place with reverence.”
The Buddhist says, “The Buddha’s profound wisdom and lofty teachings call people to do good and to realize the emptiness of all things.” The Christian says, “My Lord, humble in appearance and gentle in speech, calls people back to their Creator, for God upholds all things.”
The Buddhist says, “To practice Buddhism is to escape the cycle of rebirth.” The Christian says, “To believe in Christ is to receive eternal life.”
Where Christ and Buddha stir the seeking heart to sing.
A thousand years of cause and consequence unfold;
Through ages, reverence tests the false from truth of old.
Cast greed, wrath, and delusion far behind the mind;
Let faith, hope, and love each passing day refine.
Who says the human heart is harder still than steel?
Through wind and frost, through rain and snow—God's grace is all we feel.